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To: fireman15

Ours was a ‘custom’ with captains chairs and stereo and TV system. It was very comfortable on long trips. And the gas mileage was pretty good too, 22-25 mpg on highway................


36 posted on 07/19/2024 7:53:40 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger
Re Astro Van

Ours was a ‘custom’ with captains chairs and stereo and TV system. It was very comfortable on long trips. And the gas mileage was pretty good too, 22-25 mpg on highway................

Ours is a still nice-looking white Astro van with a nice trim package. It has AWD that is not working right currently. I am hopeful that all it needs is a new transfer case motor.

The two back seats which carry 3 passengers each come out easily leaving a space big enough to carry 4x8 sheets of plywood, or 10-foot dimensional lumber with door back door closed. We have racks for ladders or longer wood or other items. We carry a tandem kayak on it frequently.

My wife is a historian, and we carry large displays in it frequently, along with tools and materials that we needed while we were restoring a 120-year-old house. For us it was more convenient than a pickup especially when you tow a utility trailer behind it.

We get similar highway mileage with it. It does about the same as our ten-year-old Ford Explorer around town. We paid $4300 for the van at a state auction about ten years ago. Despite the 150,000 we put on it... they are in demand, and it is still worth over $3000 in the current market.

98 posted on 07/19/2024 4:47:28 PM PDT by fireman15 (Irritating people are the grit from which we fashion our pearl. I provide the grit. You're Welcome.)
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